Archive for June, 2007
Rockies 5, Astros 0 (AP)
Jeff Francis allowed three hits in seven innings and the Colorado Rockies beat their former ace Jason Jennings and the Houston Astros 5-0 Saturday night to snap an eight-game losing streak. Garrett Atkins drove in two runs, Matt Holliday had an RBI double and the Rockies won for just the fourth time in 13 games.
Posted: June 30th, 2007.
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Bonds moves within 5 of Aaron’s mark; Astros foil Fuentes again (AP)
The fans in San Francisco went wild when Barry Bonds hit No. 750 on Friday night. In Houston, Mark Loretta’s teammates swarmed the plate for a second straight night after he hit No. 69. Bonds moved within five of tying Hank Aaron’s record, an inning after getting a startling hug from a fan in [...]
Posted: June 30th, 2007.
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Astros 9, Rockies 8 (AP)
Mark Loretta hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth to lift the Houston Astros to a 9-8 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, the second night in a row the Astros hit a walk-off home run off Rockies closer Brian Fuentes. It was the fourth blown save in eight days [...]
Posted: June 29th, 2007.
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Astros’ Biggio becomes 27th player to reach 3,000 hits (AP)
Craig Biggio was exhausted and ready to talk about his latest accomplishment. He still had some time for an old friend, though. “Hey Frankie, how you doing,” he said nodding to a slight teenager with a mop of dark hair. Biggio joined the 3,000 hit club and Carlos Lee hit a grand slam in the [...]
Posted: June 29th, 2007.
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Astros 8, Rockies 5, 11 innings (AP)
Craig Biggio joined the 3,000 career hits club Thursday night, and Carlos Lee’s grand slam in the 11th gave the Houston Astros an 8-5 win over the Colorado Rockies. Lee’s shot to left field off Brian Fuentes (0-3) came on the first pitch. Biggio singled in the 11th, tying a career high with his fifth [...]
Posted: June 28th, 2007.
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Biggio becomes 27th player to reach 3,000 hits (AP)
Craig Biggio kissed his wife, hugged everyone in sight and dragged former teammate Jeff Bagwell out onto the field to soak in the celebration. It was the perfect place for the Astros second baseman to get his 3,000th career hit. Biggio reached the milestone number on Thursday night with a single to center field in [...]
Posted: June 28th, 2007.
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Cubs 6, Rockies 4 (AP)
Carlos Zambrano won for the fourth time in five starts, and the surging Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 Wednesday to extend their longest winning streak in two years to six games. Mark DeRosa hit a three-run homer and Mike Fontenot added a solo shot for Chicago, on its longest winning streak since a [...]
Posted: June 27th, 2007.
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Cubs 8, Rockies 5 (AP)
Cliff Floyd hit a two-run homer and the surging Chicago Cubs held off another late Colorado rally to win their fifth straight, 8-5 over the Rockies on Tuesday. Floyd’s fourth homer sparked a three-run first inning that put Chicago on top to stay. The Cubs added four runs in the fifth, highlighted by Koyie Hill’s [...]
Posted: June 26th, 2007.
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Five and Fly: First to third (Yahoo! Sports)
Nomar Garciaparra is due to take up at third base by Friday, which has all kinds of implications for the Los…
Posted: June 26th, 2007.
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Cubs win after giving up five-run lead in ninth inning (AP)
Alfonso Soriano gave Chicago a perfect ending to a ninth inning that already featured a blown five-run lead and a fan charging at Cubs closer Bobby Howry. Soriano’s two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Cubs a 10-9 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night, setting off a wild [...]
Posted: June 26th, 2007.
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